Condiment-holder.



T. E.FBY E. CONDIMENT HQLDER. APPLICATION FILED APR/19,1916.

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' very simple means for retaining the cap its operative position and detachably hold- THOMAS E. FRYE, OF TEBRE HAUTE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB. TO JOSEPH n. HAUCK, or TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA.

CONDIMENT-HOLDER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed April 19, 1916. Serial No. 92,251.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. FRYE, a citizen of the United States, residing at T erre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Condiment-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to condiment holders and more particularly for holders for pepper or salt or like condiments.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a very simple holder or shaker so constructed that it may contain two different condiments either of which may be discharged from the shaker by rotating the cap of the shaker a predetermined distance so as to bring one set of holes in the cap in an operative position and the other set of holes out of an operative position.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means whereby the cap may be normally retained upon the top of the shaker but may be readily disengaged therefrom in order that the cap may be cleaned.

Still another object is the provision of a 1n ing the cap so that one or the other of the sets of holes may be in operative position.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein,

Figure l is a vertical diametrical section through my improved shaker, in a plane at right angles to the plane of the partition 5;

Fig. 2 is a vertical diametrical section taken on a plane at right angles to the plane of Fig. 1, the partition 5 being shown in elevation;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the shaker;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 1;

Figs. 5 and 6 are top views of the cap howing it in different adjusted positions;

Fig. 7 is a cross sectional view on the same lines as Fig. 4, but showing a modified way of limiting the rotation of the cap;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary section on the line 88 of Fig. 7; and v Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. l'looking upward to 'slot 11.

show the conformation of'the Walls of the Referring to these drawings, 2 designates the body of the receptacle or shaker which is approximately cylindrical in form but may have any desired ornamental configuration. The bottom wall 3 of the shaker is above the lower edge of the side Wall and is formed with two openings normally closed by plu s 4. Extending downward through the b y 2 1s a partition 5 which divides the interior I of the shaker into two chambers 6 and 7, one

openings 9 and the other half of which is perforated with relatively large openings 10. The large perforations are of course, disposed over the salt compartment 6, while the small perforations are disposed over the pepper compartment. At its center the top wall 8 is formed with a vertically extending T- slot 11. On the side wall of the body 2 adjacent the upper end there is a lug 12, which in is cut away upon its outer face at its mlddle for a redetermined distance as at 13, the ends of this cut away portion terminating in inwardly extending recesses 14. This leaves at the ends of the lug the stops 15. The upper wall of the -T-shaped slot 11, as illustrated in Fig. 9, is transversely recessed or countersunk as at 11.

The cap 16 as illustrated in Fig. 1, has a downwardly extending flange and at its middle the cap is provided with a depending pin 17, the lower end of which is T- shaped as at 18. This T-shaped pin may be inserted through the slot 11 and then when the cap is turned the arms of the T-shaped pin will engage beneath the top 8 and in said recesses 11 and lock the cap in place, but permit its rotation. Extending downward from the flange of the cap is a finger 19 which is preferably of resilient material and this finger normally engages against the face of the lug 12 and is disposed, of course, between the stops 13. The finger is resiliently urged inward and thus travels between the stops and engages in the notches 14.

. the cap while the perforations 10 will be closed. Under this circumstance it will be obvious that the rotation of the cap in one direction will permit the discharge of pepper from the shaker while the rotation in the other direction will permit the discharge of salt from the shaker and it will be plain that if it is desired to remove the cap entirely, it is only necessary to spring out the finger 19 from its engagement with the face of the lug 12 whereupon the cap may be rotated to a position which will bring the arms of the T-shaped pin into alinement with the slot 11 and thatthen the cap may be withdrawn. It is preferable that the cap shall be made detachable but I do not wish to be limitedto this. While the pin 17 might be made in one piece with the cap 16, I preferably have it pass loosely "through the cap and formed at its outer end with a head and disposed within the head and the cap a coil spring 20 which bears down upon the cap and forces upward on'the pin so as to hold the cap firmly engaged with the top of the body 2.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I show a modification of theconstruction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 6 wherein, in place of the finger 19, I provide a stud 19 which is formed integral with the body 2*, this stud extending into a recess 21 formed in the wall of the cap on the inside face thereof, the ends of this recess forming stops for limiting the amount of rotation of the cap. In Figs. 7 and 8, 2 designates the body, e the plugs, 5 the middle partition, 6 and 7* the compartments for condiments, 8 the top wall, 9 the perforations in the top wall and 16 the cap.

The manner in which the device is to be used is evident from what has gone before. The advantages of the device reside in the fact that both pepper and salt or any other two condiments of like character may be contained in one shaker or receptacle and either one discharged as may be desired. Furthermore it will be seen that the device is very simple, may be cheaply made and may have any desired ornamental character and is extremely convenient for the purdesigned. Furthermore, it is obvious that the device maybe readily kept clean which it is diflicult to do with shakers that are ordinarily constructed.

'Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a condiment holder of the character described, a body having a longitudinally extending partition wall dividing it into chambers, and the body having a lug formed on the outer facehaving notches, a cap rotatably mounted upon the upper end of the body and a resilient finger mounted on the cap and extendingover and bearing against the tation upon the body, and means for de tachably holding the stud with its arms approximately at rightangles to the length of the slot.

3. In a condiment holder of the character described, a body having its upper end formed with perforations and with a central slot, a perforated cap, a T-shaped pin passing through the cap and having its I"- shaped head engaging in said slot and normally disposed at right angles thereto, a head on the pin, and a coil spring disposed.

between the head and the cap and bearing against the latter.

1.. In a condiment holder of the character described, a body having its upper end formed with perforations and with a central slot, a perforated cap, an inverted if-shaped pin passing through the cap and having its "IT-shaped head engaging in said slot and normally disposed at right angles thereto, the under face of the upper end of the body on each side of the slot being formed with a countersink in which said T- shaped head is adapted to engage, a head on the pin, and a coiled spring disposed between the head and the cap and yieldably urging upward on the pin.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

'IHQS. E. FRYE.

Witnesses:

SARAH J. WILLIAMS, EVERETT T. ZARING. 

